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Grade 9Thermal Physics


A mixture of 2 moles of helium gas (atomic mass = 4 amu) and 1 mole of argon gas (atomic mass = 40 amu) is kept at 300 K in a container. The ratio of the rms speeds

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12 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Arun Kumar
12 Years ago
Hello Student,

v=root(3rt/m)
=>ratio =root(m_argon/m_helium)=root(10)
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Arun Kumar
Btech, IIT Delhi
Askiitians Faculty
Profile image of Kushagra Madhukar
5 Years ago
Dear student,
Please find the solution to your problem below.
 
vrms = (3RT/M)
=>ratio = (MAr/MHe) = 10 : 1 = 3.16 : 1
 
Thanks and regards,
Kushagra